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Newer and more upmarket malls are The Galleria on Al Maryah Island (00 971 (0) 2 616 6999; thegalleria.ae), which host slick stores including L’Occitaine, Molton Brown and Godiva chocolates, and the brand new World Trade Center Mall (00 971 (0) 2 508 2400; wtcad.ae), which features a large H&M and a premium dining section. Even if you are not much of a shopper, it’s worth a trip to one of the city’s malls if only to marvel at the grace and dignity with which one of the nation’s national pastimes is carried out. Those used to the usual bunfight at British shopping malls will be pleasantly surprised by how spacious and upmarket Abu Dhabi's are in comparison, and that many offer children's entertainment. Fabric shops and tailors (often they are combined) are mostly located inside Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre and in the streets behind it. This is a great place to have clothes made or adjusted at low cost.

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Fashion and food

The newly-opened Galleria (thegalleria.ae) on Al Maryah Island offers a Dubai-style luxury shopping experience, with all of the top brands and a variety of good-quality cafes and restaurants including the Emporio Armani Caffe (00 971 (0) 2 676 6995) and Al Maz by Momo (00 971 (0) 2 676 7702; thegalleria.ae) (opening hours 10am-10pm daily; open until 11pm Thursday and Friday). On the other side of town is the smaller but equally exclusive Avenue at Etihad Towers (avenueatetihadtowers.ae), open 10am-10pm Saturday to Thursday and 3pm-11pm on Fridays.

Explore Etihad towers which houses Avenue, a smaller but equally as exclusive shopping mall
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